The Meridian Handbook of Classical Mythology

The ultimate single-volume reference guide to Greek and Roman mythology

An ideal resource for students, teachers, librarians, writers, and readers of great literature, the Meridian Handbook has set the standard for over three decades as the classic guide to the myths of Greece and Rome. From Athena to Zeus, Abantes to Zninthe, the epic heroes and gods who inhabit the pantheon of great literature are covered in fascinating detail. Complete stories and short identifications of characters, events, place names, and constellations are included. For a fuller perspective of the mythological realm, there are maps of the classical world and genealogical charts of the great royal lines. Comprehensive and accessible, the Meridian Handbook is an indispensable aid to understanding and enjoying mythology.

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Page 162According to an elaborate tale told only by Hyginus [Fabulae 12o-121], Chryseis
was pregnant when Agamemnon returned her to Chryses, but she insisted to her
father that she had conceived not by her captor but by Apollo. When the baby ...

Page 352Hyginus claims that Hermes forbade the twins to kill Lycus, but made him give up
the throne to them. Lycus' son, also named Lycus, ... [Apollodorus 3.5.5, 3.1o.1;
Pausanias 2.6.2-4, 9.5.5-6; Hyginus, Fabulae, 7-8.] Lycus (2). A king of Thebes.

Page 575Hyginus believed this Thoas to be the same as Lemnian Thoas. Thoas is a
character in Euripides' play Iphigeneia among the Taurians. See also Hyginus [Fabulae 15, 12o-121] . Thoas (2). A king of Lemnos. A son of Dionysus and
Ariadne, ...